Tongs



D. W INMAN.

CQMBINATION PADD'LE AND TONGS.. I APPLlCATlOll FILED 140v. :9. 191a.

1,308,359. v Patented July 1, 1919.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1, 1919.

Application filed November 29, 1918. Serial No. 264,627.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID W. INMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Versailles, in the county of Darker and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Paddles and Tongs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to household specialties and more particularly to a combination paddle and tongs.

The primary object of this invention resides in the provision of a combination paddle and tongs which eliminates the necessity of subjecting the hands of an individual to injury while cooking or washing clothes.

Another object of thisinvention resides in the provisionof a combination paddle and tongs which is adapted to be utilized for lifting kitchen utensils and stirring the food therein. j

A still further object of this invention resides in the provision of a combination paddle and tongs which is adapted to be utilized for handling clothes in submerging and withdrawing them from the water in a boiler.

With these and; other objects in view this invention resides in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of elements to be more particularlyset forth in the specification herewith and pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that the right is reserved to make such departures from the present disclosure as come within the scope of the claims.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combination paddle and tongs;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectionalview on line 2 e2 of Fig. 1, the tongs being shown in open position; V I

Fig. 3 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view on line 3-53 of Fig. 1;

Fig- 4 is a perspective view of amodified form of this invention. p

In the present embodiment of this invventio-n the" numerals 5 and 6 designate a pair of tongs which consist of spaced wedgeshaped jaws 8 and 10 from which extend spaced handles 12 and 14:, said handles befor coaction therewith i-n grasping articles to be lifted. These tongs when in closed position are readily adaptable for stirring food while cooking as the combined area of their surface produce a flat paddle.

In order to limit the outward movement of the jaw 22 bridles 24 and 26 are sup ported by the pin 17 around the jaws 8 I and 10 in such manner that certain portions of the jaw 22 will contact therewith upon reaching a predetermined position. shown in Fig. l, the straps 16 serve to limit the movement of the tong member 20 in one direction to hold said member in alinement with the tongs 5 and-6 when thetongs are used as a paddle. j I In the modified form of this invention a shown in Fig. 4 a pair of tongs 30 and 32 are pivotally secured together by a pin 35 which supports a bridle 23 and have their handles 34 and 36 provided with a keeper 40 for retaining them in closed position so that their-flattened ends will form a paddle 4:2.

With this invention fully set forth it is manifest that a combination paddle and tongs is produced which is cheap of manufacture, readily adapted to perform the functions of its adoption and easily manipulated. t

Having thus described my invention what I cl'aim'is:

1. The combination with spaced parallel tongs having wedge-shaped ends, of straps securing said tongs in spaced 'relation,a tong having a, wedge-shaped end secured between said first mentioned tong, a pivotal pin supporting said second mentioned tong between said first mentioned tong and bridles surrounding said tongs.

2.. In a device of the character described, 100

two tong members, a pivot supporting said 'mediately held tong member in one direcmembers near one end, an intermediately tion, as and in the manner set forth. held tong member located between said first In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 10

mentioned tong members, and .a link hold: DAVID W. INMAN. ing said first mentioned tong 'members in v Witnesses:

parallel spaced relation, and serving as a JOHN P; BUBEGK;

stop limiting the movement of said inter- ;W, F. FAHNESTOCK.

copiel of this patent may be obtained for flve oent each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

